MCP COBOL Select Source File

  1. In the Source File box, browse to or type the location of the complete COBOL source file or the data description. The browse option can be used if a Windows share has previously been created. Refer to Procedure 1 of Creating an MCP COBOL Data Source Project.

  2. Select Source File Encoding from the dropdown menu.

    This specifies the character encoding that is used by the file containing the COBOL source.

  3. If a complete COBOL source is being used, do the following in COBOL Parse Options pane:

    1. Select the language of the application in the COBOL Language list.

    2. From the Picture Parse Option list, select the option that is used in the COBOL application. Strict ANSI is the default.

      • Select Auto Insertion if the COBOL application contains a control record of AUTOINSERT. Any digit other than 9 is treated as an insertion character. Insertion occurs in PICTURE clauses with Z or * included.

      • Select Manual Insertion if the COBOL application contains a control record of STRICTPICTURE. This option should be selected when the symbol I is used to introduce any nonblank character as a simple insertion character. Any nonblank character that immediately follow the symbol I in a PICTURE character string is treated as a simple insertion character.

    3. If the input, output, or input/output direction of the various data descriptions is not known, select the Auto Discovery of COMS Send and Receive Records check box. If this check box is selected, the parsing process determines the direction, but the parsing process might take a long time.

  4. Click Continue.